Born:(1942-02-08)February 8, 1942 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: October 19, 2023(2023-10-19) (aged 81) Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 15, 1966, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
June 19, 1976, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
133–131
Earned run average
3.30
Strikeouts
1,015
Teams
New York Yankees (1966–1974)
Cleveland Indians (1974–1976)
Texas Rangers (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1970)
Fred Ingels Peterson (February 8, 1942 – October 19, 2023) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Texas Rangers from 1966 to 1976.
Peterson was a southpaw starting pitcher who enjoyed his best success in 1970 with the Yankees when he went 20–11 and pitched in the All-Star game. He was widely known for trading families with teammate Mike Kekich in the early 1970s. He had a career record of 133–131. Peterson had the lowest ratio of base on balls per innings pitched for any left-handed pitcher to pitch in the major leagues since the 1920s.[1]
^"Career Leaders & Records for Bases On Balls per 9 IP". www.baseball-beference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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families with fellow Yankees pitcher FritzPeterson before the 1973 season. The trade worked out better for Peterson, who later married Kekich's wife, Susanne...
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once a playful target of his friend, Yankee pitcher FritzPeterson. A known practical joker, Peterson was reportedly popular with his teammates, entertaining...
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Friend wore #19 for the Yankees. After he was traded to the Mets, FritzPeterson took over his uniform number. In 15 full seasons with the Pirates, Friend...
Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Larvell Blanks. May 28, 1976: FritzPeterson was traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Stan Perzanowski...
Perzanowski and cash were traded by the Rangers to the Cleveland Indians for FritzPeterson. June 1, 1976: Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, and...
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he wore number 16 for the remainder of his career. April 26, 1974: FritzPeterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey were traded by the Yankees...
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Tidrow and Cecil Upshaw from the Indians to the New York Yankees for FritzPeterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey on April 26, 1974. The Yankees...
Yankees, having earned run averages under 2.50. He was dealt along with FritzPeterson, Steve Kline and Tom Buskey from the Yankees to the Indians for Chris...
Chris Chambliss and Dick Tidrow by the Yankees from the Indians for FritzPeterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene and Tom Buskey on April 26, 1974. The Yankees...
Cecil Upshaw were traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for FritzPeterson, Steve Kline, Fred Beene, and Tom Buskey. June 5, 1974: Joe Lis was...
the majors six days later at Yankee Stadium, a single off New York's FritzPeterson. Andrews picked up two more hits in the season finale versus the Chicago...
March 5 – New York Yankees teammates and fellow left-handed pitchers FritzPeterson and Mike Kekich arrive at spring training and announce that they have...
was best known for signing Yankee greats Bill Skowron, Tony Kubek, FritzPeterson, Jim Bouton, and Elston Howard. He is credited with signing at least...
including FritzPeterson, Dick Bokelmann, and George Vukovich. Peterson and Splittorff pitched against each other twice during their careers, with Peterson winning...
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